If they weren't designed to be seen in HD, why were they shot in 35mm to begin with? And if the production values are so poor you can see what's fake in SD, why even bother with anything with a higher resolution than VHS? And if VHS is too high a resolution to hide all the sins of corner-cutting, why even bother with that? Nobody had cable when these shows were new anyway, so let's go back to bunny ears. How far back do you want to go? Do you still want color? Or sound?
Dynasty aside, nobody watched any of these shows for the production values. They were dirt cheap compared to movies and we all knew it just as much then as we do now. Most sitcoms of that era are staged like theater anyway.
Dynasty aside, nobody watched any of these shows for the production values. They were dirt cheap compared to movies and we all knew it just as much then as we do now. Most sitcoms of that era are staged like theater anyway.